Three teens were arrested Monday for taking a food delivery driver's vehicle and then crashing it near Middletown, New Castle County police said Tuesday.

The incident was reported shortly before 4 p.m. when officers were called to the 400 block of Prestwick Court. The 19-year-old victim told officers his Toyota SUV was taken while he was delivering food orders.

The suspects were located after the stolen vehicle hit a telephone pole about 4:30 p.m., then flipped at Levels Road and U.S. 301 near Middletown, police said.

The accident trapped four people in the vehicle, and witnesses told police that two occupants escaped and fled before emergency crews arrived, Officer Tracey Duffy said. Prior to the crash, the trio had picked up three friends in Middletown, she said.

The injured teens were taken to several area hospitals for treatment of non-life threatening injuries, police said.

Arrested were a 16-year-old boy from the first block of Port Penn Road near Middletown, a 15-year-old boy from the 300 block of Camerton Lane and a 14-year-old boy from the 100 block of Tweedsmere Drive, both near Townsend, Duffy said.

All three were charged with theft under $1,500.

The two older boys were charged with driving without a valid license and conspiracy. The 16-year-old additionally was charged with theft of a motor vehicle.

The 16-year-old was released on $5,000 unsecured bail.

The 15-year-old was committed to New Castle County Detention Center after failing to post $2,600 secured bail. The two were ordered to have no contact with the others.

The 14-year-old boy was still waiting to be arraigned on the charges, Duffy said.